Man charged in fatal assault at Templeton Developmental Center

TEMPLETON — A former Worcester man has been charged in connection with the death of a developmentally disabled Athol man after an assault at the Templeton Developmental Center.

Anthony E. Remillard, 22, was arraigned Wednesday in Gardner District Court on a charge of assault and battery on a disabled person with serious bodily injury, according to Timothy J. Connolly, spokesman for Worcester District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr.'s office.

Mr. Perry had participated in residential programs in Baldwinville and Templeton for more than 40 years, according to his obituary.

Mr. Connolly said state police picked up Mr. Remillard from the residential program Wednesday and took him to the state police barracks in Athol, where he was booked. He was then taken to Gardner District Court for arraignment.

At Assistant District Attorney Joseph Quinlan's recommendation, Judge Arthur F. Haley III ordered that Mr. Remillard be held without bail and that he undergo a competency evaluation by Nov. 13, the date of his continuance.

Mr. Remillard also has a case pending in Worcester Superior Court on a charge of arson of a dwelling and breaking and entering in the daytime with intent to commit a felony.

The charges stem from a two-alarm fire set on May 6, 2012, in a vacant commercial/residential building at 50 Lafayette St., near where Mr. Remillard was living at the time. The building was undergoing renovations.

At his arraignment on those charges in Worcester District Court, Mr. Quinlan asked that Mr. Remillard be ordered to undergo an evaluation at Bridgewater or Worcester State Hospital, according to Mr. Connolly. The motion was rejected and Mr. Remillard was instead allowed to enter a pretrial release commitment at the Templeton facility.

He is scheduled to return to court on the building-burning charge on Monday.

Mr. Connolly said the case involving Mr. Perry's death remains under investigation.